Beaches

Test results for this week indicate that four beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

This report represents the Health Department's final update for the 2020 summer season.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

*Kinsmen Beach in Lake Scugog is closed due to elevated levels of toxins from blue-green algae that are present in the water. Test results from water samples taken on Aug. 5 by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, indicate that toxins are at levels that exceed Health Canada’s recommended guidelines for recreational water.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a blue green algae bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that four beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

*Kinsmen Beach in Lake Scugog is closed due to elevated levels of toxins from blue-green algae that are present in the water. Test results from water samples taken on Aug. 5 by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, indicate that toxins are at levels that exceed Health Canada’s recommended guidelines for recreational water.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a blue green algae bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that all beaches listed as open are safe for swimming.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

*Kinsmen Beach in Lake Scugog is closed due to elevated levels of toxins from blue-green algae that are present in the water. Test results from water samples taken on Aug. 5 by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, indicate that toxins are at levels that exceed Health Canada’s recommended guidelines for recreational water.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a blue green algae bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that three beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

*Kinsmen Beach in Lake Scugog is closed due to elevated levels of toxins from blue-green algae that are present in the water. Test results from water samples taken on Aug. 5 by the Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks, indicate that toxins are at levels that exceed Health Canada’s recommended guidelines for recreational water.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a blue green algae bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that four beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that five beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that five beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that two beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that two beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that one beach has been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

The Health Department has been advised by the Township of Brock and the City of Oshawa that all beaches in these municipalities that were previously closed are now open to the public. While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that five beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

*The Health Department has been advised by the Township of Brock and the City of Oshawa that the beaches in these municipalities are currently closed. Therefore, the start of the beach monitoring program has been delayed in these municipalities until the beaches reopen. While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.

Test results for this week indicate that no beaches have been posted as unsafe for swimming due to elevated bacteria levels.

*The Health Department has been advised by the Township of Brock and the City of Oshawa that the beaches in these municipalities are currently closed. Therefore, the start of the beach monitoring program has been delayed in these municipalities until the beaches reopen. While the sampling of the water at public beaches within Durham Region is the responsibility of the Health Department, processes and restrictions related to COVID-19 at area beaches are the responsibility of the local area municipalities. More information is available in the guidance document, COVID-19 Public Health Guidance for Public Beaches posted at durham.ca/reopeningtoolkit.

**A Blue Green Algae Advisory sign has been posted at Elgin Pond due to the identification of a small blue green algal bloom. Therefore, water samples were not collected this week from Elgin Pond for testing.